Hi!

In VFP7 there is an HWND property for the form object, so no need to find it. Anyway, I would suggest you to use FindWindow. However, to do not be afraid about form caption, set it temporarily to something unique, than use FindWindow, than restore original caption back. I still very suspicious about way you do search for windows, specially, it seems you need to go both ways in getting next window - forward, than backward from the starting point (I did used this approach once and remember that I did it forward and back, not only forward as in your algorithm - GW_HWNDNEXT only).

Thats all that I can tell on this topic...

>Oops. I corrected the > 0, but it doesn't help.
>
>About the HWND : must be right, since it works in W95 (explicitly activates the VFP-window.
>
>It is tested on VFP5 and VFP6, and not VFP7; VFP7 probably needs some adjustments (just look at the Caption of the (are there more ??) active window and replace this in the line
>=windtes2('Microsoft Visual FoxPro',.T.)
>
>Any process ? well, if W2K supplies such a process, yes it can. But look at the test-program, and then where this process would come in. I can't guess.
>
>
>>Woah!
>>
>>Because unusual method of searching for application, I would ask you - are you sure aboyt the HWND that you found? Are you sure that it is correct VFP main Screen window?
>>
>>Also, what VFP version you use? If it is VFP7, it contains 2 or more windows for main screen.
>>
>>Finally, are you sure there are no ANY process during that that can cause the main VFP window deactivate again?
>>
>>He-he, I also found a bug:
>>
>>DO WHILE HWND_W > 0
>>
>>Is not correct, because W2K can return negative integer number as window handle. I can bet here is a problem why it works in W98 and does not under W2K ;)
>>
>>HTH.
>>
>>>Okay, for you as a persistent person (probably nothing better to do ...), here it is. Just run it on the VFP.EXE DE from the command window.
>>>Please don't look at the variable-names.
>>>
>>>Note : This is the normal version which should bring the VFP-window forward and which it already doesn't (W2K only), not to speak about having it active.
>>>The version which puts all aother tasks to the taskbar, leaves you with the VFP-window brought forward, but again, not active.
>>>
>>>Another version with an EnableWindow (one never knows ...) doesn't work too.
>>>A DoEvents etc. here and there ... nada.
>>>
>>>Cheers !
>>>
>>>
>>>

>>>tim_w = seconds()
>>>
>>>do while seconds()-tim_w < 6      && No, don’t use such loops anymore !
>>>
>>>  *** Activate another task here (alt-tab etc). ***
>>>
>>>enddo
>>>
>>>=windtes2('Microsoft Visual FoxPro',.T.)
>>>

>>>
>>>The above calls the below.
>>>
>>>

>>>*** WINDTES2. ***
>>>
>>>*** Look for window and activate. ***
>>>
>>>PARAMETERS CAPTION_W, EXACT_W
>>>
>>>IF (TYPE("CAPTION_W") <> "C") .OR. (TYPE("EXACT_W") <> "L")
>>>   RETURN .F.
>>>ENDIF
>>>
>>>#DEFINE GW_HWNDNEXT     2
>>>#DEFINE GW_CHILD        5
>>>#DEFINE SW_RESTORE      9
>>>#DEFINE SW_SHOW 	5
>>>
>>>DECLARE INTEGER GetWindow IN USER32 INTEGER, INTEGER
>>>DECLARE INTEGER GetDesktopWindow IN USER32
>>>DECLARE INTEGER GetWindowText IN USER32 INTEGER, STRING @, INTEGER
>>>DECLARE INTEGER IsIconic IN USER32 INTEGER
>>>DECLARE INTEGER SetForegroundWindow IN USER32 INTEGER
>>>DECLARE INTEGER ShowWindow IN USER32 INTEGER, INTEGER
>>>
>>>
>>>RESULT_W = .F.                         && Succeeded ?
>>>
>>>*** Start with the Desktop. ***
>>>
>>>HWND_W = GetWindow(GetDesktopWindow(), GW_CHILD)
>>>
>>>*** Loop through all Windows. ***
>>>
>>>DO WHILE HWND_W <> 0                   && Not > 0 for W2K !!
>>>
>>>   TITLE_W = REPLICATE(CHR(0), 128)
>>>   TITLELEN_W = GetWindowText(HWND_W, @TITLE_W, 128)
>>>   TITLELEN_W = MIN(TITLELEN_W, 128)
>>>   TITLE_W = SUBSTR(TITLE_W, 1, TITLELEN_W)
>>>   IF (.NOT. EMPTY(TITLE_W))
>>>
>>>      *** Debug. ***
>>>      ?TITLE_W
>>>
>>>      IF EXACT_W .AND. CAPTION_W = TITLE_W
>>>         RESULT_W = .T.
>>>         EXIT
>>>      ENDIF
>>>
>>>      IF (.NOT. EXACT_W) .AND. CAPTION_W $ TITLE_W
>>>         RESULT_W = .T.
>>>         EXIT
>>>      ENDIF
>>>   ENDIF
>>>
>>>   *** Next... ***
>>>
>>>   HWND_W = GetWindow(HWND_W, GW_HWNDNEXT)
>>>
>>>ENDDO
>>>
>>>IF RESULT_W                            && Found ?
>>>
>>>   *** Activate. ***
>>>
>>>   IF IsIconic(HWND_W) > 0
>>>      =ShowWindow(HWND_W, SW_SHOW)     && Try SW_RESTORE here too.
>>>      ??chr(7)
>>>   ENDIF
>>>
>>>   =SetForegroundWindow(HWND_W)
>>>ENDIF
>>>
>>>RETURN RESULT_W
>>>

>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi!
>>>>
>>>>Hmm, if I can take a look to that program... Indeed, very strange problem.
>>>>
>>>>>Yo !
>>>>>
>>>>>All doesn't help;
>>>>>
>>>>>We even turned the ShowWindow the other way around : put all other windows to the taskbar. Doesn't help either.
>>>>>
>>>>>Let's forward this to Bill (or whoever is in charge there now).
>>>>>
>>>>>Thx for helping, but let's give up...
>>>>>
>>>>>